I started having this thoughts one month after the trip.So basically I was on this school trip and I was suppose to sleep with my female Friend in the hotel room however a Friend of hers(female) decided to sleep in our room as well while bringing a guy Friend in (which she have known for many years and they were kind of interested in each other ),so I shared a bed with my female friend and they both slept on another bed .However,I can’t stop thinking about how he may have come over to my bed and molested me at night .I have been having sleepless night and can’t stop thinking about it .I did not feel anything wrong when I wakes up or during the trip though .I would appreciate if you could tell if this is ocd?Thank you!
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It this ocd false memory ?
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Hi Eĺlyleee! Hope you are well,
Yes that does sound a lot like ocd it's common for ocd suffers to have these thoughts have you told your doctor about this?
This must be very upsetting for you. But though it is possible, it isn't likely, particularly as it didn't occur to you then that it might have happened. And remember that there were two other girls in the room.
I don't know if you've had a diagnosis of OCD, but false memories are quite common with it. It's called the doubting disease, because it makes you demand certainty while putting all sorts of little doubts in your head.
Try to put it out of your mind as much as you can. Obviously sexual assault is a very serious matter, but that isn't the same as just imagining it could have happened without any sort of indication that it did. And talk to your therapist if you have one!
Hi thank you for your reply !If this is false memory ocd then is it that I should stop analysing and asking for reassurance and perform ERP?
However I can’t stop to think about the possibility of it happening since I was sleeping :((It’s making me so stress ,thoughts still kept popping out again every time I felt better after telling myself it’s just ocd thoughts
It might be good for you to stop analysing and asking for reassurance, because the more you demand reassurance the bigger the doubts. Going over it in your mind simply fuels those doubts.
Quite honestly, I think you'd know if you'd been assaulted in your sleep. And I don't mean just think you might have been, but have absolutely no doubt about it.
I don't know if you've had a diagnosis of OCD, or have had treatment, but if not, it would make sense to ask for a referral from your GP.
The more attention you give OCD thoughts, the more they torment you. They do pop up now and then, but starve them of attention and they get fed up and go away. It may take a while, so don't expect a quick fix. I do hope that you can leave this behind you.
Thank you for your comment !!!
I think partly is because I felt bad and blame myself for not telling my friends that I felt uncomfortable with a guy in my room .
Therefore for some reason, I felt guilty that a guy was in my room when I am sleeping and cannot let go of the thoughts ,as all these thoughts would not have happen if I told my friend that I would not like that . I am worried that I will felt guilty and bad for the rest of my life 😭
Try not to worry about that. It's a lesson learned, and I hope you feel more able to express your feelings of discomfort and put your foot down if necessary.
For the record, I've often shared sleeping space with men as well as women in a completely non-sexual way and nothing dodgy has happened. But if you feel uncomfortable about it, make sure you say so.
There's nothing to feel guilty about either way, and nothing to blame yourself for. The bad feelings should go away as you realize that.
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